Epidemiology and etiology of Parkinson's disease: a review of the evidence

K Wirdefeldt, HO Adami, P Cole, D Trichopoulos… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
The etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is not well understood but likely to involve both
genetic and environmental factors. Incidence and prevalence estimates vary to a large …

What genetics tells us about the causes and mechanisms of Parkinson's disease

O Corti, S Lesage, A Brice - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common motor disorder of mysterious etiology. It is due to the
progressive degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra and is …

Monogenic Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism: clinical phenotypes and frequencies of known mutations

A Puschmann - Parkinsonism & related disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
Mutations in seven genes are robustly associated with autosomal dominant (SNCA, LRRK2,
EIF4G1, VPS35) or recessive (parkin/PARK2, PINK1, DJ1/PARK7) Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Molecular pathogenesis of Parkinson disease: insights from genetic studies

T Gasser - Expert reviews in molecular medicine, 2009 - cambridge.org
Over the past few years, genetic findings have changed our views on the molecular
pathogenesis of Parkinson disease (PD), as mutations in a growing number of genes have …

Genetic basis of Parkinson's disease: inheritance, penetrance, and expression

C Schulte, T Gasser - The application of clinical genetics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Parkinson's disease can be caused by rare familial genetic mutations, but in most cases it is
likely to result from an interaction between multiple genetic and environmental risk factors …

Pathogenesis of familial Parkinson's disease: new insights based on monogenic forms of Parkinson's disease

T Hatano, S Kubo, S Sato… - Journal of neurochemistry, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the most common movement disorders caused by the
loss of dopaminergic neuronal cells. The molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal …

Association study of DNAJC13, UCHL1, HTRA2, GIGYF2, and EIF4G1 with Parkinson's disease

P Saini, U Rudakou, E Yu, JA Ruskey, F Asayesh… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rare mutations in genes originally discovered in multigenerational families have been
associated with increased risk of Parkinson's disease (PD). The involvement of rare variants …

GIGYF2 gene disruption in mice results in neurodegeneration and altered insulin-like growth factor signaling

B Giovannone, WG Tsiaras… - Human molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Grb10-Interacting GYF Protein 2 (GIGYF2) was initially identified through its
interaction with Grb10, an adapter protein that binds activated IGF-I and insulin receptors …

Biochemical and molecular features of LRRK2 and its pathophysiological roles in Parkinson's disease

WG Seol - BMB reports, 2010 - koreascience.kr
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and 5-
10% of the PD cases are genetically inherited as familial PD (FPD). LRRK2 (leucine-rich …

The contribution of GIGYF2 to Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis

Y Zhang, Q Sun, R Yu, J Guo, B Tang, X Yan - Neurological Sciences, 2015 - Springer
The contribution of the gene of GIGYF2, Grb10-Interacting GYF Protein 2, to Parkinson's
disease (PD) is still ambiguous. To explore the contribution of GIGYF2 to PD at the genetic …